Fountain comb



May 17 1927 A. H. JOHNSON FOUNTAIN COMB Filed March 17 ATTOFNEY WlTNESS'Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED" STAI'E'Sv ALBIN H. JOIINSN,"OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FOUNTAIN 00MB.

Application filed March 17, `195.26. Serial No. 95,376. i

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in fountain combsand has for its principal object the provision of an improvedconstruction of this character which will be highly eiiicient in use andeconomical in manufacture. A

In accordance with one object of the invention I .provide a comb whereinthe handle of the comb is adapted to accommodate a hair or skull tonicwhich is adapted to be expelled through the teeth of the comb upon theskull and over and between the hair.

It is common that when one, in treating the hair or skull, uses thefingers of the hand for working in the tonic, a large portion of thetonic finds lodgment on the sides of the fmgersvabove and around thenger tips and due to this fact a large portion of the tonic is wasted.Therefore it is one of the many objects of the invention to provide acomb whereby the hair or skull tonic can be applied to the head directlyfrom the comb without coming into contact with the lingers.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings illustrating the preferred form of my invention, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention illustrating the preferredform of construction.

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of the same taken substantially online 2-2 of Fig. 1.

llig. 3 is a sectional detail view of the same taken substantially online 3-3 of Fig. 1.

To accomplish the various objects of the invention I provide a combincludinoV a handle 10 providing a barrel 11 cylindrical in shape andprovided with a reduced end portion 12 threaded externally as at 13. Theopposite end portion of the handle or barrel is threaded as at 14 toreceive avremovable cap 15 having a central opening 16 formed therein.

vWorking in this barrel is a plunger 17. This plunger 17 includes ashank 18 threaded at one end as at19 to receive a pist-.on 20. Theexterior end portion 21 of the shank defines a finger gripping portionor handle 22 facilitating operation of the piston in the .barrel forreasons hereinafter understood.`

The ycomb further includes a body 23 eX- tending transversely of thelongitudinal axis of the barreland defining a chamber 24. This body23'includes a lateral eXtension 25 having` a passage 26 formed thereinand threaded as at 13 for threaded relation with the reduced end portion12. Thisv reduced end portion 12 has a passage 27 formed therein whichopens communication between the chamber 24 and the barrel 11 at one sideof the piston 20. Formed as an integral part of the body 23 andextending substantially at right angles with respect to the barrel 11and laterally from the body 23 are a plurality of downwardly taperedteeth 28. Each of these teeth defines a tapered passage 29 communicatingwith the chamber 24.

In use, to fill the barrel With a hair or skull tonic, in liquidformation, the teeth 28 are submerged in the liquid tonic and theplunger drawn back to create a suction within the barrel to draw theliquid tonic through the passages of the teeth 28 into the chamber 24and from there into the barrel at one side of the piston. beenaccomplished the comb is held in a convenient manner in the hand and asthe teeth of the comb are worked over the skull the plunger is graduallydepressed to expel the liquid tonic through the orifices 30 of thepassages and into contact with the skull and over and between the hair.

After this has In the event a pasty composition is used instead of aliquid tonic, to fill the barrel with this pasty composition the cap 15and plunger 17 are removed and the composition is then fed through thisopen end into the barrel. After the barrel has been filled to fullcapacity the plunger and cap are repositioned and by graduallydepressing the plunger the composition will be expelled through theorifices of the passages 29.

From the foregoing description it is manifest that I provide a simplecombination and arrangement of parts for applying a hair tonic, eitherin liquid or pasty form, to the lkull to be worked over and between theair.

Vh ile I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, itis to 'be understood that various changes and alterations may be carriedout in manufacture without departing from the spirit of the invention orthe scope of the appended claim,

The invention having been set forth, what I claim as new and useful is:

In a device of the class described including a body deining a chamberateeth formed integral with said body and depending laterally therefromdeining tapered passages in communication with said chamber, a handlecomprising a barrel and having a reduced end portion externally threadedfor threaded engagement with said body and provided internally withpassage communication between said barrel and chamber, substantially asshown, said handle extending at lateral right angles to the bodyintermediate the extremeties thereof7 means comprising a pis ton andplunger snugly slidable lengthwise insaid barrei, and oppositelydisposed cup washers comprising said piston.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

ALBrN H. JoHNSON.

